boddhisattva
/ˌboʊdɪˈsɑːtvə/
noun
- In Buddhism, a person who is on the path to enlightenment but delays their own entry into nirvana to help others achieve it.
- Many Buddhists pray to the boddhisattva of compassion for guidance.
- In Mahayana Buddhism, the ideal is to become a boddhisattva who works for the benefit of all.
- The boddhisattva vowed to remain in the world until all beings were free from suffering.